Sane, Simple, Sacred: She Asked for It!

She Asked for It!

...Nellie did (ask for it). So here are a few excerpts from the book that I copied into my journal in addition to the ten "Red Sea Rules" themselves.

When we are most anxious and distressed, God will make a way...
Convert worries into prayers and fears into faith.
I travel an appointed way...there are no accidents. (repurposed Tozer quote)
"Our God is a God who not merely restores, but takes up our mistakes and follies into His plans for us and brings good out of them." (J.I. Packer)
God gets glory when His enemies are defeated, His children are delivered, His name is exalted, His exploits are remembered, His praises are sounded.
Be more concerned for God's glory than for my relief.
"Well, if He is glorified, I am content." (J. Hudson Taylor)
"Faith is to prayer what the feather is to the arrow; it feathers the arrow of prayer and makes it fly swifter, and pierce the throne of grace." (Thomas Watson)
To be beside myself at wits' end...this implies a lack of trust, confidence in God.
Sometimes plodding is better than plotting.
We can become paralyzed by procrastination! (I put a big red asterisk by this one.)
"Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand." (Sir William Oster)
"God marks across some of our days, 'Will explain later.'" (Vance Havner)
Trials and troubles are dumbbells and treadmills for the soul.

There are SO many more! You can see how I filled 3 journal pages.

I'd be hard pressed to pick a favorite, but isn't that Vance Havner quote reassuring?!

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Jacquelyn StagerMay 10, 2011 at 7:26 AM
"Our main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance, but to do what lies clearly at hand." My husband's mantra throughout the years we raised our boys was "do first what is in front of you". #1 son in partcular always had a tendancy to want to run before he could crawl in any given situation. At age 31 he is now a master at seizing the opportunities at hand and allowing the future to unfold according to God's timing. I'm so very proud of him for learning this important life lesson!

Thanks for sharing these...much food for thought!!
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Leslie {Goodbye, house. Hello, home!}May 10, 2011 at 10:24 AM
I am in need of a new book to read. Just finished one, and I'm aching to read something--I just found it on Amazon...
My favorite quote you shared?
"Our God is a God who not merely restores, but takes up our mistakes and follies into His plans for us and brings good out of them."
Amen.
SOOOOO glad about that one!
Hugs, sister!
Blessings to you as you make your home!
~me
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no spring chickenMay 10, 2011 at 11:09 AM
VERY good stuff. I too can't choose a favorite. I saw two that I'll be quickly copying for me and one for my son... Thank you.

Blessings, Debbie
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SandyMay 10, 2011 at 6:15 PM
Love these quotes, especially the Packer
one. Ok, now I have to read this book.
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Janettessage.blogspot.comMay 10, 2011 at 8:36 PM
Wow...that is loaded...and just what you have given can be a meal for days and days.
Thanks for sharing!! I am chewing hard right now!
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Nellie's Cozy PlaceMay 10, 2011 at 9:01 PM
Hi Rebecca,
and yes.......I did ask for it!! So glad you
gave it to us.....
Yes, that quote is very reassuring!
What a great list of quotes, it would definitely be hard to pick a favorite for sure.

I like the one saying trials and troubles are like dumbbells and treadmills for the soul, how true, cause trials do make us stronger for sure!!

Great post,
Blessings, Nellie
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VeeMay 11, 2011 at 9:33 PM
How timely! Yes, I liked that quote, too, though they are all very good and helpful. Thank you!
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PamelaMay 29, 2011 at 10:01 AM
Oh my...such good food here. I tried to pick a favorite but it proved impossible. I'm be adding a few to my journal, too.
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"We simplify, not just to be less busy, even though we may be right to pursue that. Rather, we simplify to remove distractions from our pursuit of Christ. We prune activities from our lives, not only to get organized, but also that our devotion to Christ and service for His kingdom will be more fruitful. We simplify, not merely to save time, but to eliminate hindrances to the time we devote to knowing Christ. All the reasons we simplify should eventually lead us to Jesus Christ!" (Donald S. Whitney)

Dedicated to my sister-in-law, Beth--a TRUE home manager....

"I work for a King. He has put me in charge of his home. When He comes to see how I have managed His possessions and His children, I do not want to be found wanting. I want to do my best. Everything I have is on loan from Him. I have room and board and a job to do, but it is all for Him. Therefore I want to dress my best and do my best in all my work. I also want to be creative, for this is a sincere attempt to glorify Him and His beautiful creation. How I manage my home is a form of worship to Him." --Lydia Sherman

"A man should hear a little music, read a little poetry,
and see a fine picture every day of his life,
in order that worldly cares may not obliterate the sense of the beautiful which God has implanted in the human soul."

~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Contentment makes poor men rich.

-Benjamin Franklin

"What I am gradually discovering is that in the writing I come in touch with the Spirit of God." ~ Nouwen

~~"Reading without reflecting is like eating without digesting."~~Edmund Burke

C.S. Lewis: "To trust Him means, of course, trying to do all that He says. There would be no sense in trusting a person if you wouldn't take his advice. Thus if you have really handed yourself over to Him, it must follow that you are trying to obey Him."

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The Apostle Paul: "But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus." (Philippians 3:13-14)

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FIVE CERTAINTIES
WITH WHICH TO
START YOUR DAY

God holds you. Each day he carries us in his arms. Psalm 68:19 NLT
God sustains you. THE LORD is my Shepherd [to feed, guide, and shield me], I shall not lack. Psalm 23:1 AMP
God covers you. He will cover you with His pinions, and under His wings shall you trust. Psalm 91:4 AMP
God pours His love upon you. Through each day the Lord pours his unfailing love upon me. Psalm 42:8 NLT
God will not fail you. The unfailing love of the Lord never ends! Lamentations 3:22 NLT

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